Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 264: Norwich Documents. Roger of Wendover OSB, Flores historiarum. Bede the Venerable, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 264 contains two major texts; an incomplete version of the Flores historiarum of Roger of Wendover (d. 1236), beginning with events of Richard I's reign and continuing until 1234, and a copy of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. In addition, the early part of the manuscript contains a number of documents relating to Norwich, such as charters and records of agreements with local laymen. This manuscript, copied in the early to mid-fourteenth century, was once in the possession of Simon Bozoun, Prior of Norwich cathedral priory (1344-52), and an inscription to that effect survives in the manuscript. It was presumably from Norwich that Parker acquired this manuscript.
- Contents
- Agreement between the Bishop of Norwich and the people of King's Lynn -- Charter of King John to the church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich -- Royal writ to seize Norwich priory and hold an assize of utrum into the election of a new prior -- Inquisition on assize utrum for the election of a new prior at Norwich priory, with the return of the jury -- Gloss of King John on an agreement between the secular clergy and the preaching orders -- Bull of Pope Paschal II to the monks of the cathedral church of Norwich and to Bishop Herbert -- Indulgences granted for pilgrimages to certain churches in Rome -- Flores historiarum -- Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- xiv
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:kf812kg1147/MS_264.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:tj336wv7804/264.pdf
- Contains
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- Agreement between the Bishop of Norwich and the people of King's Lynn. iir-iiiv
- Nasmith
- Compositio conventionis facta inter episcopum Nordowicensem et communitatem villae Lennie. iir-iiiv
- Incipit
- (iir) Cum diuerse contenciones ... inter venerabilem patrem Johannem dei gratia Norwycensem episcopum
- Note
- (iiiv) Note from Rabanus de proprietate rerum VIII, cap. 2
- Charter of King John to the church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich. ivr-ivv
- Nasmith
- Carta regis Iohannis ecclesiae S. Trinitatis Norwici concessa anno regni secundo. ivr-ivv
- Note
- (ivr) Apud Gaytingtoniam XXVIII die Novembris anno regni nostri secundo
- Royal writ to seize Norwich priory and hold an assize of utrum into the election of a new prior. ivv-ivv
- Nasmith
- Breve regis custodibus episcopatus Norwic. directum ut mortuo priore prioratum Norwici in manum regiam capiant, &c. et ut inquisitionem capiant utrum administratio prioratus et electio prioris pertineat ad episcopum necne. ivv-ivv
- Note
- Dated 13 June, 41 Henry 3
- Inquisition on assize utrum for the election of a new prior at Norwich priory, with the return of the jury. ivv-ivv
- Nasmith
- Inquisitio facta secundum hoc preceptum, in qua juratores dicunt nullum competere jus episcopo Norwic. sive prioratum administrandi sive novum priorem eligendi. ivv-ivv
- Note
- Belongs to the same year as item 3
- Gloss of King John on an agreement between the secular clergy and the preaching orders. vr-viiiv
- Nasmith
- Glossa Iohannis monachi super constitutione edita inter prelatos et rectores ex una parte et fratres predicatores et minores ex altera. vr-viiiv
- Rubric
- (vr) Glosa Iohannis monachi
- Incipit
- (vr) Super cathedram etc. Hoc statutum ordinat prouidet et decidit
- Explicit
- (viiiv) etiam si lex ad pretenta referatur
- Rubric
- (viiiv) Explicit
- Note
- Cf. the list of contents in MS 252
- Bull of Pope Paschal II to the monks of the cathedral church of Norwich and to Bishop Herbert. viiiv-ixv
- Nasmith
- Bulla Paschalis papae de monachis in ecclesia cathedrali Norwicensi a Hereberto episcopo constitutis. viiiv-ixv
- Note
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(viiiv) Date, iii Kal. Mai. Indict. x. Incarnacionis dominice anno mo. c. iiiito Pontificatus autem domini Pascalis secundi pape tercio (not in Jaffé?)
f. ixr-ixv blank
- Indulgences granted for pilgrimages to certain churches in Rome. xr-xiv
- Nasmith
- Indulgentiae ecclesiarum patriarcharum et certarum aliarum ecclesiarum urbis Romae. xr-xiv
- Note
- (xr) Larger hand, 22 lines to a page
- Incipit
- (xr) Papa gregorius uniuersis et singulis peregrinantibus quocunque tempore anni venientibus ad ecclesiam Sancti petri apostoli etc.
- Note
- Ending
- Explicit
- (xiv) Item in capella S. Johannis baptiste ad fontem est remissio omnium peccatorum
- Roger of Wendover OSB, Flores historiarum. 1r-64v
- Nasmith
- De gestis tempore regis Iohannis fratris Ricardi regis, scilicet ab anno gratiae M.CXCIX ad annum regni regis Henrici filii ejusdem secundum. 1r-64v
- Author
- Roger of Wendover OSB
- Note
-
Hoc non est chronicon Radulphi Nigri,Bale has written Radulphus Niger at the top of f. 1r ille enim scripsit tantum usque ad principium R. Richardi I. ut in antiquo exemplari in Bibl. Cotton videre licet, sed potius videtur fragmentum vel extractum aliquod ex chronico Rogeri de Wendover, ex quo Mat. Paris historiam suam majorem transcripsit.
The main volume begins - Incipit
- (1r) Victoriosissimo Anglorum Rege Ricardo uiam uniuerse carnis ut dictum est ingresso Iohannes frater eius et Comes Moretonii seruientes
- Note
-
(Roger of Wendover, ed. Coxe III 137)
The last chapter is - Rubric
- (63v) Quod propter auariciam rusticorum vindicta dei in bladum eorum sumpta est
- Note
- (A.D. 1234)
- Incipit
- (64r) Licet in suprascriptis duobus capitulis
- Explicit
- (64r) ita et in terra pax est hominibus bone uoluntatis
- Note
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= Roger of Wendover, ed. Coxe IV 321
On f. 64v in a smaller hand - Incipit
- (64v) Anno gratie 1197 obiit Resus princeps Wallie de quo sic canitur O belli gloria milicie clipeus patris tutamen etc.
- Explicit
- (64v) vultu hillaris, facie decorus, singulis benignus et omnibus equus
- Bede the Venerable, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. 65r-xiiiv
- Nasmith
- Bedae historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. 65r-xiiiv
- Author
- Bede the Venerable
- Note
- Liber fratris Simonis Bozoun
- Rubric
- (65r) Liber bede presbiteri de gestis anglorum prologus
- Incipit
- (65r) Gloriosissimo regi Ceoluulfo
- Explicit
- (65v) mandare studeamus
- Note
-
(65v) Capitula libri primi
Text - Incipit
- (66v) Britannia occeani insula
- Note
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(86v) Liber II. Capitula
(87r) Text
(105r) Liber III. Capitula
(106r) Text
(129r) Liber IV. Capitula
(129v) Text
(154v) Liber V. Capitula
(155r) Text
(179v) Chronological summary ends with 734 - Explicit
- (179v) ad lucem propriam refusa est
- Rubric
- (179v) De libris Bede presbiteri
- Incipit
- (179v) Hec de ecclesiastica historia
- Explicit
- (180v) intercessiones inueniam. Amen
- Note
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On 108v in a small hand are notes
(180v) Tria sunt iudicia mortis etc.
(xiir) On the last two flyleaves, in a black hand of earlier aspect, is a list of the Saints noticed in the five books of the History
- Agreement between the Bishop of Norwich and the people of King's Lynn. iir-iiiv
- TJames
- 8
- Stanley
- A. 8
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/bg770ss0372
- MS 264
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
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